Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 3, Lesson 2: What Does a Historian Do? (pp. 63-68)
I. A Trail of Questions
B. Primary sources are found in books or collections of records called archives.
II. Other Sources, Other Questions
B. Poetry, stories, myths, and novels are one way to find out what life was like in the past.
C. Historians study artifacts, such as paintings, tools, clothing and furniture.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Historians answer questions they have about history by looking at facts found in primary sources.
A. Historians study oral history to find out people's experiences in the past.
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